Raise your mug and take a sip of fresh brew with Steve as he wraps up a busy February of Business Central consulting and development
Show Notes: Video Transcript Summary (March 04, 2025)
Topics Discussed:
1. Intro & Audio Check
- Brief audio test and welcome to the live stream across platforms (YouTube, Twitch, X/Twitter).
2. Weekly Recap
- Monday-to-Friday whirlwind: Work crawl, Friday arrives unexpectedly.
3. Family Adventures
- Wife’s Joshua Tree trip: Hiking and rock-climbing challenges.
- Daughters’ high school talent show: Impressive choreography and performances.
4. The "Geekend"
- Solo weekend with cats, tackling tech projects.
- Pi-hole upgrade debacle: DNS issues, Quad9 discovery, and Raspberry Pi lessons.
- New Lenovo ThinkCentre PC for DNS: $100 i7 steal.
- Ubuntu vs. Windows 11: Slick Linux install impresses.
- Smart TV and Soundbar woes: A "Malcolm in the Middle" moment.
5. Tech Updates
- Quad9 DNS service exploration via Tom Lawrence’s YouTube recommendation.
- Docker cleanup: 100GB+ of orphaned images removed.
- Azure outages: Unreliable services, hidden logs, and the need for redundancy.
6. Work Projects
- Bank reconciliations pending.
- Sentinel rule finalized, BC Admin API progress, and report extensions.
- Subscription cleanup: Saved $126/month (e.g., MidJourney, Backblaze).
7. Business Central Insights
- IAT payment trivia: A mysterious ACH variant for international transactions.
- BC environment refresh for MEM users.
- Berlin team’s growth: From ERP novices to pros in under a year.
8. Cybersecurity & News
- $1.4B Bybit hack: Supply chain attack via a compromised JavaScript file.
- GitLab vulnerability: Password reset exploit discovered.
- Firefox privacy shift: Speculation on data collection for AI training.
9. Upcoming Events
- Directions NA (April 7-9, Las Vegas), DynamicsCon (May 13-16, Chicago), and more.
- Discount code: “BCAMIGOS25” for DynamicsCon.
10. Team Dynamics
- Berlin El Salvador crew: Smiling struggles, help desk mastery, and training.
- 24-hour dev cycle: Coordinating across LA, El Salvador, Australia, and India.
11. Quantum Computing Tease
- Azure Quantum module: Superposition and teleporting qubits with Q#.
Q&A Wrap-Up:
- Encouragement to explore IAT, Quantum Computing, and share updates.
- Plans to turn the stream into a podcast with show notes.
Closing:
- Cheers to a wild week—enjoy the weekend!
